Prof. Emmanuele CHERSONI, Assistant Professor of PolyU’s Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies (CBS), and a team of international researchers, including our alumnus Dr. Enrico SANTUS, have been honoured with the Best Theme Paper Award at 2025 Annual Conference of the NAACL (Nations of the Americas Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics), a leading event in natural language processing and computational linguistics. This ou

23 Apr 2025

Prof. Ke Sihui, Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, has been awarded the ARWA (Association for Reading and Writing in Asia) Mid-Career Award. This prestigious accolade recognizes mid-career researchers with outstanding contributions to literacy acquisition, particularly in Asia or cross-linguistic/cross-scriptal contexts. Established in 2016, ARWA supports research in literacy development, impairment, and exper

7 Mar 2025

Congratulations to CBS students for clinching second and third prizes, respectively, in the University A category of the prestigious 2024 National News Translation and Editing Competition. The competition was held in December 2024 and introduced innovative changes in its format and content selection. Participants were required not only to accurately understand and translate the original text but also to refine it into a well-structured news artic

4 Feb 2025

Under the leadership of Prof. Siok Wai Ting, the Head of the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, a collaborative project titled “Integrating Machine Learning, Behavioral Analysis and Multimodal Neuroimaging Techniques to Investigate the Comorbidity of Specific Learning Disabilities in Hong Kong” has successfully secured HK$4 million from the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) of the Research Grants Council (RGC) for 2024/25. This initiat

9 Jan 2025

Ms. Deran Kong, a Ph.D. graduate from CBS, has been awarded the Outstanding Thesis Award for 2024 by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK). Under the guidance of chief supervisor Dr. Sun-A Kim and co-supervisor Dr. Yu-Yin Hsu from CBS, Deran's thesis, titled “Subject-object asymmetry in native and non-native speakers’ comprehension and production of Mandarin relative clauses,” showcases the high-quality research nurtured within our departmen

9 Jan 2025

Congratulations to Ms. LEI Shulan, a current MATI student, for winning the Bronze Prize in the 2024 National Competition of English Translation, FLTRP Guocai Cup: Understanding Contemporary China! Ms. LEI competed against talented contestants from across mainland China and Hong Kong in the final round, showcasing her impressive skills and dedication. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!

7 Jan 2025

Dr. Emmanuele Chersoni, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies (CBS), collaborated with fellow scholars to receive the "Best Paper Award" at the prestigious BlackboxNLP Conference in Miami. This recognition is for their exceptional paper titled "Log Probabilities Are a Reliable Estimate of Semantic Plausibility in Base and Instruction-Tuned Language Models."

19 Nov 2024

We are delighted to share the exciting news that our CBS undergraduate student, Ms Lui Ho Ching Josette, has been honored among the Top 10 Outstanding Tertiary Students this year. This prestigious award, organised by the Hong Kong Youth & Tertiary Students Association, aims to commend promising students dedicated to the future development of the Greater Bay Area. Beyond honoring academic excellence, this award promotes holistic growth, encouragin

28 Oct 2024

Congratulations to our Chinese Debate Team for achieving the first runner-up position at the Inter-Collegiate Debate Competition, held on 29 September 2024. This commendable result is a testament to the dedication, teamwork, and exceptional debating skills demonstrated by the team members. We congratulate them on their outstanding performance and look forward to their continued success in future competitions.

23 Oct 2024

Dr. CaiCai Zhang, Associate Professor from CBS, collaborated with fellow researchers from PolyU to contribute their expertise to the latest Nature Index Neuroscience. They highlighted how UBSN facilitates their cutting-edge research and significant findings. Dr. Zhang's team shared insights into the application of neural imaging technology and machine learning in studying child language development. Utilizing neural imaging, behavioral studies,

17 Oct 2024